PQ Awards 2024 PQ
Oh what a night! So who walked away with one of our coveted PQ magazine trophies? All is revealed... io London was rocking for the 21st PQ magazine awards. Jean-Paul NoelCephise, our singing accountant, was back and this time he was singing Motown! Margo and Envy were also on hand to ensure the dancing never stopped! So, who walked off with this year’s PQ trophies? PQ of the Year was Grazia Maria Pia Salcuni, an ACCA student who works at Aspen Insurance Group. NQ of the Year went to Bethany Duffy of Grant Thornton. She was our PQ of the Year in 2020, and since then has finished both her AAT and ICAEW qualifications. The Student Body of the Year winner was the Chartered Accountant Students' Society of London (CASSL), for the second year in a row. The much-coveted Private Sector College of the Year award went to Kaplan, who ensure “the success of every learner is at the heart
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of our business”. The Kaplan Learn Better podcast also won on the night. Newcastle University Business School are now Public Sector College of the Year, and FME Learn Online the Online College of the Year. Premier Training were at it again, and they landed the Study Resource of the Year for their ‘Every1counts’ series. Accountancy Body of the Year went to the ACCA, who have introduced a student hub, a pre-seen case study and are even trying to tackle the problem with the optional pass rates through its useful tips podcast. Personality of the Year was CIMA President Sarah Ghosh, who helped to get the dancing going with some slick moves! The Editor’s awards on the night went to the AAT, Will Boardman and the Creative accounting project. The Lifetime Achievement award went to the wonderful Paul Sizer.
STUDENT BODY OF THE YEAR: Chartered Accountant Students’ Society of London (CASSL) ACCOUNTANCY BODY OF THE YEAR: ACCA PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: Kaplan PUBLIC SECTOR COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: Newcastle University Business School ONLINE COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: FME Learn Online PRIVATE SECTOR LECTURER OF THE YEAR: Ahmed Shafi PUBLIC SECTOR LECTURER OF THE YEAR: Lim Keong Teoh, University of Winchester STUDY RESOURCE OF THE YEAR: Premier Training INNOVATION IN ACCOUNTANCY: Icarus accounting simulation App, UCL & Lynsie Chew BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Bee Motion PODCAST OF THE YEAR: Kaplan’s Learn Better Podcast TRAINING MANAGER/MENTOR OF THE YEAR: Zeeshan Ahmed ACCOUNTANCY TEAM OF THE YEAR: The Financial Systems Team at Christie NHS Foundation Trust GRADUATE/APPRENTICE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR: Buzzacott LLP ACCOUNTANCY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Sarah Ghosh EDITOR’S SPECIAL AWARD: Creative Accounting, a collaboration between QMUL, Coventry University & Monash University; Will Boardman’s YouTube channel; AAT advisory group initiative ACCOUNTANCY APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR: Diana Hume DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Katie Robinson ACCOUNTANCY GRADUATE OF THE YEAR: Tim Mickleburgh NQ OF THE YEAR: Bethany Duffy PQ OF THE YEAR: Grazia Maria Pia Salcuni
PQ Magazine June 2024
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